between anacostca and navy yard stations are emotional about the experience less than 24 hours later. >> and we have to pay to ge off of the train and after sitting in the trial. >> reporter: once the power was out, they were left in the dark. >> and i think the reason why some people were panicking, the conductor couldn't get through to central control and that is when some decided to get themselves out. >> reporter: for metro's general manager after a morning meeting including the d.c. fire officials came this apology. >> and first thing i want to do is apologize to our customers. they were on the trains for a long time. >> reporter: the problem, he said, the piece of equipment was smoking and there was human error when the crews went down to the track to try to stop it. >> and that emergency trip button was hit and that is come the power came down from underneath the two trains and there was no longer power to the trains. >> reporter: the investigation

is just beginning and some metro riders are reeling over advice that they stay on the 49. michael charles is the passenger who pushed the emergency exit button to open the train door and led the pilgrimage of riders through the tunnel and out. >> i was not thinking of danger but, you know, trying to get in a better situation than we were in. how long are we going to be down there? >> even metro acknowledges are made to be broken. >> you're safer on the train. and that is when are told to evacuate and except if there their is an immediate danger to you and. >> reporter: the passenger nigel charles, said he is a dedicated metro rider who is considering are the obligations. with rising prices and declining service, he's thinking of hooking up with other metro riders who may want

to carpool instead. and to a weather alert, voluntary evacuations are in effect in laurels tonight after officials were forced to open floodgates. heavy rains overnight claimed the life of a man sleeping in a homeless camp along the patuxent river and tom, you spoke to another man who was living in the same camp and had to swim for his life. >> reporter: yeah, brian and there is no way to put it and that happened in anne arundel county and we're in laurel at this bridge, which is closed most of today of the floodgates up receiver and we're open to relieve the pressure on the dams in the area and leading to a rising tide of water. officials are stationed on the bridge and they're concerned about the 43-year-old structure and the rising weather and the debris striking it throughout

the day. earlier, anne arundel county and fire and e. mr. s. officials tell us they received a -- and ire s officials tell us they received a phone call about people living in the woods. they arrived in the area because one was reported missing and not responding to calls. they transported to another area hotel and another man found dead at the scene and we speak to a gentlemen by the name of mateo. he told us he was living in the camp the next 3 1/2 months and he was there this morning and had to wade in waist deepwater to get out to safety. >> and i woke up about 3:00 in the morning because the rain was coming down so hard and i looked over. and -- thatlooded the whole area. >> how did you get out? >> i walked up. >> and -- . >> i have been here freezeing

all day. >> reporter: now, here in laurel, can you see the police car is behind us and they're trying to keep people off of the bridge. they want to make sure as the floodgates continue to pour water, they're not going to get into a situation where any water goes over that bridge dangers the structure. right now, the evacuations that have taken place in laurel have been voluntary and there is an e vacation and they could change the voluntary evacuations to mandatory. >> and the president's pick for secretary of defense was in congress today. they hammered the former nebraska senator on issues ranging to iran and support for a group abdicating nuclear weapons. answering questions about his support for equal rights in the

military. >> and i am fully committed to repooling don't-ask/don't-tell and to provide equal to the service members and their families. i will work with the service chiefs as we officially open combat positions to women, a decision i strongly support. >> and despite tough crit symptom from republicans, hagel is expected to be confirmed as the next th is of defense. -- next secretary of defense. and avoiding the government from defaulting on the loans. legislation passd in the a 64- 34 vote in the senate allowing the government to borrow $450 billion to meet interest payments and obligations like social security benefits and government salaries. experts believe congress won't have to worry about defaulting again until lating. and more talk about what to do with the city's budget suraccomplice. -- surplus. $417million. a lot of money. they plan to put it in the district's reserve fund. marion barry wants to spin it

now. -- spend it now. >> maybe 25, $30 million in job training, another $40 billion for affordable housing. another $10 million for recreation and a bunk of money for human services. >> just yesterday, he found the law allowing him to spend up to 100 million without the approval of congress and the edge on virginia now. the son of congressman moran will not face charges for voter fraud. he was caught on tape discussing a plan to help someone vote illegally and he was working on the campaign of his -- for his dad at the time. the people who took the video did not cooperate in the investigation and. >> ahead on the news edge at 6, cleaning up after super storm sandy. efforts are still underway 24/7. a look at the staggering degree be -- debris being removed and

recycled. >> and as we get rid of the mass of amount of water that fell on our area, we're looking to the west for a very fast- moving clipper of snow that might be moving through later tonight. i will let you know how that will affect the morning commute. >> and coming up in the sports edge, we'll hear from brooks when he thinks he'll return to the ice and a painful putt to watch from phil mickleson. all of that is straight ahead. we gotta sell the car. where would we eveven start?

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months after superstorm sandy swept across the northeast, the cleanup efforts continue and some crew are taking steps they can. fox's rick leventhal has that

story. >> having trouble with the oddio and we'll pass it along. take a break and we'll be back in a minute. coming up next, it was a d.c. institution. music lovers -- a first look at a documentary premiering tonight on the bayou. >> and first, this will make you appreciate the pressure. -- fresh air. people are desperate for it in beijing. and china dealing with a growing air quality problem. the near skeptical of the air. the chinese billionaire behind the business admits it's a bit of a scam but for a good cause. he's trying to tell his country men if they don't reduce air pollution, that could end up wearing gas masks just to walk the streets.

a new documentary is telling the story of a legend airy night club where rock, pop, blues, and jazz lived for decades. the about use in georgetown wants to stop for up and coming artists like you2, dire straits and kiss. bruce springstein played the about use closed in 1998 after hosting thousands of shows and creating rock'n'roll memories for an intold number of music fans. it was a tiny place holding $500 people at a time but the sign could knock you off of your feet. now, four filmmakers put together a 90-minute documentary that takes you back. the bayou was in an ole redbrick building in georgetown where it began hosting ducksy land jazz bands.

by the mid-60', the place was packing in music fans, eager to hear rock'n'roll and the plus. >> and it was not like any other place. it was dark, it was cavernous and raucous. >> reporter: bill scanlon loved it there. when he heard the place was closing, he got inside with the camera. >> i think the film captures a piece of washington music history that is little known. and is not spotlighted. yet, it was vibrant. and brought in national acts and players. >> reporter: the bayou was long gone and torn down years ago. in its place was the lowe's theatre and the documentary. in the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s, if you wanted to see the up and coming rock'n'roll band,

the bayou was good to g. you could have seen duran duran for $3.50. >> dire straits played the bayou as swing was beginning the way up the charts. u2 hit the bayou stage as well, opening for the slicky boys. that were nice guys. >> that is him in the bow tie. love playing there. >> the stage was comfortable and big. sounded grade great. >> reporter: springsteen played the bayou once. a surprise a porns with longtime friend robin thompson. >> there are great photographs. >> reporter: it's a labor of love for scanlon who put it together with three others the last 15 years or so, the funding coming from mainly donations. >> i am proud we stuck with it and happy so many people supported us. our kick start of supporters

came in with over $30,000 in funding and made it possible. >> and that bayou might be gone but -- . >> and that defendantination. i had a lot of fun putting it together. i was a big fan of the bayou and the slicky boys and seeing mark today was a lot of fun and this is 90 minutes long and is going to feature not only the performers, but the interview of a lot of people there at the time, bouncers and the bar10ers as well. >> and that is signing well. is it open to the public? >> not open to the public. people put a lot of money into it and helped them going. -- get going. kick starters and they're going to preview the film and that public can see it. it's going to air on maryland public television on the night of monday, february 25th. i believe that that is going to be at 9:00 at night.

>> sue. >> and bill scanlon is a great guy. that is go to be a -- going to be a terrific try ump. we want -- tri. we want to talk about the heavy rain and show you what it's doing and this is at 1:30 and that is flowing at a rate of 77,300 cubic feet per second. great falls is going to be quite the spectacle. we didn't get the heaviest of rain, but a lot of tributaries to the south are going to be really piling up the water this is some heavy stuff. and we'll get you in tighter to see what we're talking about and that is some half rain into western fairfax, loudoun and

montgomery county and into lower frederick and howard county and baltimore and some uptotals and they're going to be estimated and there is some two to four-inch amounts and some spots closer than six inches and look what is coming and some snow is going to be in the forecast and we're watching this system and there are a couple of snow flurries and that next system is like a clipper and that is going to be welcome backer and faster and that might be enough to put down another quick coating of

snow for us and this will stick to everything. it's going to be cold overnight and that is a small amount of snow that can cause a bit of an issue in the morning and some minor accumulations expected and it will be gone by mid- morning. again, we're talking about four hours of light snow and sometimes if it, the combinion of temperature and moisture is just right, that can be a coating to an inch. and it will be blustery and colder again tomorrow and, of course, you already felt that bluster out there tonight and that is for sure and light talk about the future cast. it's windy and cold tonight and we have to see what the system is going to do. our future cast is on this for a few days here suggesting that about 6 in the morning, there will be enough light snow or snow showers to put down a small coating. this area expanded since yesterday and might be mixed with some sleet around the colonial beach area. to 7:00 a.m., that is moving out quickly and we're going to look at a windy and cold friday. there might be some issues for the morning commute and we'll watch that and that temperature, 39 degrees. gaithersburg, 34 and that is still windy, some gusts to 24, 25 miles per hour and annapolis to 39 and 25 and that is feeling look 30 in the district, 17 at martinsburg and to fan at hagerstown and might be another round of something fast saturday night into sunday

and ground hog day, of course, on saturday and we're watching next week. might be a clipper in here and maybe into the tuesday timeframe. can you see the temperatures are going to be close to seasonable as we look at the first part of next week. the news edge at 6 will be right back.

this is dylan right here, this is dylan, and this is his big brother hayden. dylan's only five, but he's already been through two surgeries for brain tumors. and he just went through his second round of chemo. and this is their mother, dawn, who runs this loving and happy home. she too struggled with tumors. but that doesn't slow her down. her love of family comes first. their dad, phil, works two jobs, repairing copiers, and on weekends delivering newspapers. but the bills keep piling up, and the heating bill gets pushed off. when you learn about their difficulties, it just breaks your heart. when we asked the biggest oil companies to help families in need, only citgo, the people of venezuela, and president hugo chavez responded. thanks to them, citizens energy is able to deliver millions of

gallons of fuel to families just like the berios. i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold! . time for sports. the goal is to avoid distraction. between the headline grabbing, anti-gay comments from chris cullver from the 49ers quarterback and whether or not ray lewis took deer antler spray, they're lost in the shuffle. the team got the second day of work in the practice field and we're three days away from super bowl sunday and eyeing the second lombardi trophy. the head coach knows a single minded focus will be needed to reach the goal. >> and they have done a great job and was worried to mess the word up and they have done well with that and they focused on the football and i am proud of the way they handled the media

as well and they will do that and we thought that we would switch uniforms and i thought i would dress as jim and jim as me. >> the caps resume their canadien road trip tonight and stop in toronto at 7:00. and he will make his fifth straight start in the net. the centerbrooks skated with the team and won't play this evening. the latest loss came on tuesday and in ottawa. losing 3-2 and he escaped this morning, the first with the team this year and while he's anxious to get back, adam oates wants to play it smart. >> and wake up feeling better every day. the more i can get on the ice with the guys, the quicker it will be and as far as the timeline, i can't tell you. i can't have an exact date and getting closer every day. >> no real timeline.

he needs to probably get a couple of skates in and we can sit together and talk and get it the pace of the game. >> and -- [ question indiscernible ] >> for sure. for sure. he obviously, he wants to play tonight, i am sure, but we have to be careful about him. >> the new substance in the world of performance-enhancing drugs is deer antler spray. ray lewis is accused of using it and vijay singh admitted to taking it admitting it's banned in the pga. he withdrew from the stop and phil mickleson was on fire. today's opening round. lefty with a chance to score a 59 with the putt. where did he sink it? oh, line lips out. he can't believe it. and a cruel turnaround, the cubs feel settled, a 4-under 1160 and ties with the four-

stroke lead at this time and d.c. united extended the contract of ben olsen through the 2013 season. >> and trying to bring you the efforts to clean up after superstorm sandy is still in full swing. rick leventhal has that. >> reporter: three months after hurricane sandy swamped much of new york and new jersey's cost, the massive piles of debris are finally shrinking, an aggressive effort to recycle, repurpose and protect. >> for environmental reasons, it's important to pull out the items like refrigerators, water heaters. think they're not biodegradable and could cause environmental issues in the future. >> reporter: the army corps of engineers and is working with sanitation&to separate and salvage what they can. >> metal like this will be sifted out and disposed of in a manner to be reused. we have a big piece of concrete here that we'll pull this out. >> reporter: at one site, there is enough wood to fill an entire football field. piled higher than the goal

posts. some will be shredded to mulch and most incinerated. >> burning this into ash will reduce its footprint. like if you were to decide to throw this away into a landfill, instead of 100 cubic yards of wooded did prix you would have between 1 to 5 -- debris, you would have one to five yards. >> reporter: then a woodworker who set up a virtual mill on site to fashion furniture from rescued pieces of timber. >> to have a tree from new york city that the is a table in your house or a side table or can't ertop is amazing. >> reporter: more than two million pounds of metal have been removed from brooklyn and queens alone. in new jersey, some two dozen private companies are contracted to process the staggering amount of debris collected along the shore. as much as 85% of it recycled, despite the enormity of the tag. >> so much debris, it kept coming and coming in to the point our -- where our building where we store the garbage was

full. >> reporter: this temporary dump site was getting 400 truck loads of debris every day. they're sit still getting 40 a day. while the pile is more manageable, the job is far from over. in rockaway, queens, new york, rick leventhal, fox news. >> with sue. >> i want to talk about a fast- moving dusting of snow that we might get tomorrow morning. might be just enough to cause some concerns for a few spots. i hope it won't cause big delays and colder for the weekend. maybe is maybe some snow late saturday. >> you have the news knowledge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. back here at 10. news edge at 11.